4.8. Logging
- 4.8.1. Logging options

4.8. Logging

4.8.1. Logging options

[log]

CouchDB logging configuration.

writer

Current writers include:

- stderr: Logs are sent to stderr.
- file: Logs are sent to the file set inlog file.
- syslog: Logs are sent to the syslog daemon.
You can also specify a full module name here if implement your ownwriter:

[log]
writer = stderr

file

Specifies the location of file for logging output. Only used by thefile writer:

[log]
file = /var/log/couchdb/couch.log

This path should be readable and writable for user that runs CouchDBservice (couchdb by default).

write_buffer

Specifies the size of the file log write buffer in bytes, to enabledelayed log writes. Only used by the filewriter:

[log]
write_buffer = 0

write_delay

Specifies the wait in milliseconds before committing logs to disk, toenable delayed log writes. Only used by the filewriter:

[log]
write_delay = 0

level

Changed in version 1.3: Added warning level.

Logging level defines how verbose and detailed logging will be:

[log]
level = info

Available levels:

- debug: Detailed debug logging.
- info: Informative logging. Includes HTTP requests headlines,startup of an external processes etc.
- notice
- warning or warn: Warning messages are alerts about edge situations thatmay lead to errors. For instance, compaction daemon alerts about lowor insufficient disk space at this level.
- error or err: Error level includes only things that go wrong, like crashreports and HTTP error responses (5xx codes).
- critical or crit
- alert
- emergency or emerg
- none: Disables logging any messages.

include_sasl

Includes SASL information in logs: